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Marketing Tips for 2013 and Beyond

Squashing Myths About SEO

Because of so much wrong advice posted about SEO, I decided to create this page that you can reference for relevant marketing strategies.

Ignore BAD SEO Advice

In 2012 there were a lot of changes with SEO, but unfortunately the bad advice continues -- particularly on this forum. Spammers are often paid to post information in forums that is flat out incorrect and misleading. I'm doing my best to keep the SEO forum clean as possible because it is a magnet for spam and bad advice.

It's time to set the record straight about SEO and the state of Internet Marketing going forward.

Article marketing, excessive blog commenting, directory submissions, chasing high PR sites for posting links are largely a waste of time nowadays. That doesn't mean you won't get some benefit from it but you won't see the same results that you did years ago.

Here are some blog posts that discuss how to deal with the changes with SEO...

Gaining natural, relevant links (guest posting on relevant sites, etc.) is the best way to go from now on. Don't waste your time on linking schemes and chasing large quantities of backlinks. It's less about the quantity and more about the quality of links you gain.

Don't Ignore Email Marketing

No doubt email marketing has been the most challenging marketing technique for me. Why? Because you won't often see instant results and it takes time to master. However, once you figure it out, the benefits can be huge. I thoroughly regret waiting so long to actually use this technique because I am now making decent money from my list.

Social Media and SEO

Social media is now playing a bigger role than ever with SEO. So the more shares you receive from influencial people, the more SEO benefit the article will receive in the long run. Building authentic relationships with people in your niche is now more important than ever.

Start by engaging with people in your niche on Twitter, FB, Google Plus, etc. If you have a blog, join networks like BlogEngage, Triberr, Scoop.It, BizSugar and more.

If you're new to blogging and social media marketing (SMM), grab a copy of Kristi Hines' The Ultimate Blog Post Promotion Guide. Kristi is a social media marketing maven and the ebook contains many easy-to-follow strategies for people new to SMM.